Table 2   Airline Employees: 2000–2004,,,,,,
Type of carrier,December 2000,December 2001,December 2002,December 2003,December 2004,Percentage change1
Network,"399,971","348,882","334,444","286,940","276,812",–31%
Low cost,"54,746","53,258","59,803","64,048","64,172",17%
1 Among those airlines reporting in 2000 and 2004.,,,,,,
"Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Certified Carriers (Full-time and Part-time), available at www.bts.gov/programs/airline_information/number_of_employees.",,,,,,
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